Black teenager shot by police ‘was a thief’

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The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Missouri
was named yesterday as his force was criticised for implicating the dead man
in a robbery.

Michael Brown, 18, was shot multiple times by officer Darren Wilson, who had
served with the police force in the city of Ferguson for six years.

His death triggered four nights of protests and rioting in which 75 people
were arrested. Now his family and their supporters have blasted the city’s
police force for releasing the robbery report while failing to give a
detailed account of the moments before the shooting.

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Protesters in the streets of Ferguson following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown

August 16 2014 J.B. Forbes/AP

Protesters in the streets of Ferguson following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown

August 16 2014 J.B. Forbes/AP

A CCTV still appearing to show a confrontation between Michael Brown and a shop assistant

August 16 2014

Demetrus Washington joins the protest yesterday against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri